2006 Founder Award – Movie Soundtrack Song of the Year – 16th Annual LA Music Awards “Candle”
2006 Won
Los Angeles Music Award Movie Soundtrack Song of the Year
Shared with:
Gwendolyn Edwards (performer/lyricist)
For the song “Candle”.
Characterization:
– Southern Illinois born and bred
– retired educator
– songwriter, composer, singer, studio musician and engineer (Mad Mama Studio)
– eternal optimist
Self-produced Albums:
– GOLF IS A CUSSIN’ GAME (10 insane, irreverent, wacky and wonderful golf songs)
– LONG TIME DEAD (13 songs: contemporary folk, reflective contemplative)
– MOVIN ON (13 songs: down-home Americana, traveling motif)
– PAINTED EYES (13 songs: light rock/retro rock/pop/spiritual songs about life and love
– SOME STORIES NEED TELLIN’ (16 folk songs: mostly ballads about life’s struggles including hanging a black man, abortion, war, retribution, grief, fashion, spirituality and politics
Other projects containing music by Brad:
– STRIKE THE TENT (name later changed to THE LAST CONFEDERATE): Civil War film (one of the songs for this movie, Candle, was awarded Movie Soundtrack Song of the Year at the 2006 Los Angeles Music Awards Show. Candle was co-written with Gwendolyn Edwards.)
– TALKING TO THE MAN IN THE MOON (Buddy Lewis) at Ozark Records
– REFLECTIONS (Carl Sanders) produced by Ted Stice at Outback Records
– PICTURE PERFECT MEMORIES (Tony Phipps) produced by Brad Belt at Mad Mama Music
– DOG AND CAT (Dan Marsh) produced by Brad Belt at Mad Mama Music
– ACOUSTIC DOG (compilation) produced by Jeff Lisk at Pachanga Records
– RIDE THE TRAIN (compilation) (Vol. 14) produced by John Newbraugh at NBT Records
– RIDE THE TRAIN (compilation) (Vol. 15) produced by John Newbraugh at NBT Records
Publishing Company Affiliations:
Brandon Hills Music (BMI), LLC
Piano Press
Solar Filmworks
Simonserves Publishing
Bull Shoals Music—BMI
Newbraugh Brothers Music—BMI
Woodrich Publishing Company (BMI)
Outback Music Publishing
Influences:
John Prine, Steve Earle, John Fogerty, Ray Charles, Don Henley, Tom Petty
Genres:
Contemporary Folk, Americana, Comedy, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, R&B, Adult Alternative, AAA, Pop, Classic/Retro Rock, Light Rock, Spiritual, Political, New Age